| Music for Dancing | ||||
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| Remix album by | ||||
| Released | 1995 | |||
| Genre | House, techno, ambient house | |||
| Length | 74:40 | |||
| Label | Deconstruction | |||
| Producer | The Grid | |||
| The Grid chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Muzik | [2] |
| NME | (7/10) [3] |
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